JerseyCity Frankie Posted February 2, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2015 Found this link on Reddit, looks like13 pages from a sketchbook have been reproduced. http://www.cherini.eu/etnografia/IND/index.html the root website doesn't translate to English but if you click on the hotlinks there is treasure: http://www.cherini.eu/and I do mean TREASURE, I have not seen so much information on delightful non-Western rigs before. mtaylor, hexnut, hornet and 3 others 6 Quote Quote Niagara USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyCity Frankie Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted February 2, 2015 Most of these rigs have been ignored by the Ship Model hobby. I guess the hobby reflects the Western European and North American sailing culture, which is fore and aft or square rigged only with hardly a lateen to be seen. But to be fair, there is not much documentation available for this exotic stuff. Quote Quote Niagara USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexnut Posted February 2, 2015 Share #3 Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Frank, awesome link, thanks! I know personally, I've always thought of : "a Pacific islands rig", not the true wide variety shown by any great seafaring group of people, thanks for illuminating... Edited February 2, 2015 by hexnut Quote Regards, Bob Marvin Muscongus bay Lobster Smack -Midwest- 1:24- (1st wooden build) Gertrude L. Thebaud Mini-Mamoli 1/200 kitbash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted February 13, 2015 Share #4 Posted February 13, 2015 These appear to be artistic representations of a certain Aldo Cherini. He has been very busy, but unfortunately, he does not give any sources for his drawings, so that it is impossible to ascertain their correctness. Some people actually do model pacific boats: http://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/maritime/models/ellice/ellicecanoe.html http://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/maritime/models/gilbert/gilbertcanoe.html hexnut 1 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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